Table 2 Forward step logistic regression analysis for risk factors associated with poor outcomes in infants with severe BPD requiring tracheostomy
From: Outcomes of neonates with tracheostomy secondary to bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Infant characteristics | Odds Ratio Estimate | |
|---|---|---|
Point estimate | 95% Wald Confidence Interval | |
Post conceptional age at admission (continuous) | 2.251* | 1.921–2.699 |
Higher RSS prior to tracheostomy placement | 1.985* | 1.635–3.438 |
Small for gestational age | 3.577* | 1.123–11.391 |
Antenatal steroids | 1.195 | 0.570–2.503 |
Pulmonary hypertension | 3.972* | 1.683–9.373 |